Week 8 – Boxscore and Wagering Review!

Hey everyone. It’s wasn’t an epic set of match-ups but there were still lots of entertaining games and crazy finishes. Here’s the Week 8 betting summary and boxscore review.

Let’s go!!


Betting review

Big plays <see email, text, game analysis>

Pittsburgh

Eastern Michigan

Maryland TT under

Small plays <see game analysis – leans>

3rd week below .500. 7-10.

Weather plays – SWEET BETTE MIDDLER ACTION

Nothing this week. The CLIMATE CRISIS took a week off. Highly likely that this EXISTENTIAL THREAT will emerge on a regular basis as we head into the final weeks of the season and give us some plays.

Moneyline Underdog Plays <blog> <posted Fri night or Sat am as every year>

2/5. Miami Ohio, SD St winners. One loser was a close call (Wash St), Two were never close. Missed the 3X, 4X, 5X parlays.

Season win totals HEAT MAP <see blog>

UTEP over 3 (WINNER, 6 wins already)

Alabama under 11.5 (WINNER)

SMU over 6.5 (WINNER, win #7 in blowout fashion over Tulane)

Temple over 3 (already locked in a push, two winnable games left)

Buffalo under 8 (already locked in a push, three tough games left)

NC State over 6.5 (sitting at 5-2, should get there, buh buh)

South Alabama over 4.5 (need one more, five games left)

Kent St over 5 (4 wins, 4 games left including Akron)

Duke over 3.5 (need one more win, a few winnable games left)

WKU over 5.5 (tough part of schedule gone, sit at 3-4)

FIU over 4.5 (needs some help, last four games winnable but only have one victory)

Washington over 8.5 (stinky one, SMELL IT, SMELL IT……loss locked-in)

Futures markets

MAC

Toledo, Western Michigan on life support. Kent St +1400 still in play as they sit atop the East.

AAC

Houston +1300 and SMU +2800 still undefeated. They play each other this Saturday!

National Championship

Both choices alive. Georgia +880 looks solid. Oklahoma +800 doesn’t inspire confidence.

Mountain West

Nevada +450 and San Diego St +1600 still in play.

Heisman

MATT CORRAL MAN CRUSH +3450 played and led the team to easy win over LSU. Bryce Young +250 put up good numbers and appears to have been a decent additional play added during the season.


Boxscore review

SEC

Texas AM 44 South Carolina 14 – Aggies led 41-zip after 3Q, 477-185 yd edge, 290 on the ground

Ole Miss 31 LSU 17 – 470-326 yd edge for Ole Miss, held LSU to 77 rush yds after they massacred the Gators on ground last week.

Miss St 45 Vanderbilt 6 – 522-155 yd edge, held Vandy to 5 first downs

Arkansas 45 Arkansas Pine Bluff 3 – Hogs led 45-CACK at half, 504-223 yd edge, bye up next then three tough ones

ROLL TIDE 52 Tennessee 24 – Vols backers take it SHAWSHANK STYLE….Covering the entire game until ROLL TIDE puts up 28 points in the 4Q to burst through the front door like a DRUGGED UP KAREN on a MASK JUSTICE RAMPAGE……Alabama 574-346 yd edge and held Vols to 64 rush yds


Big Ten

Michigan 33 Northwestern 7 – 457-233 yd edge, 294 rushing, Sparty up next

Ohio St 54 Indiana 7 – 539-128 yd edge, 44-7 after first half could have been a lot worse

Illinois 20 Penn St 18 – CRAZY!! The first ever NINE-OT game….Both teams with multiple chances to win in OT…..Illinois was (-3) in turnovers but outgained Penn St 395-227 (!) ……Crushed Penn St with 357 yds on the ground….99.98% of the planet woke up with a smile knowing that James Franklin lost to Illinois

Minnesota 34 Maryland 16 – 451-268 yd edge, 326 rush yds

Wisconsin 30 Purdue 13 – 342-206 yd edge, Purdue with 5 turnovers (-3), Badgers two 100+ yd rushers


Big 12

Oklahoma 35 Kansas 23 – WHOA NELLIE……Kansas 38+ pt underdogs led 10-CACK at half and 17-14 after 3Q…..412-398 yd edge for Jayhawks, Sooners QB C Williams with heads-up 4th down play (check highlights) that saved Sooners from turning over ball on downs late and giving Kansas a shot to win

Iowa St 24 Oklahoma St 21 – even game, Iowa St winning TD 5 min left, 374-332 yd edge for Cyclones, Pokes held Iowa St to just 67 rush yds

West Virginia 29 TCU 17 – 487-393 yd edge for WV and +3 in t/o….TCU took opening kickoff to the HIZZY JIZZY WIZZY and led 7-0 then GLUG GLUG GLUG……..

Kansas St 25 Texas Tech 24 – 377-318 yd edge for Cats, only 81 rush yds, Red Raiders led 14-zip after first Q, win it thru the air (296 pass yds)


ACC

Pittsburgh 27 Clemson 17 – Clemson offense lets the defense down again….Pitt with 464-315 yd edge, Tigers look great coming off the bus CHISELED out of GRANITE but WRs can’t catch, OL can’t block, 490-pound QB stinks.

Miami 31 NC State 30 – Hard to believe but YOUR Miami Hurricanes found a way to NOT blow the game…..Converted a 3rd-and-forever whilst trying to run out the clock…..421-420 yd edge Pack, even and entertaining game, new Miami QB getting better

LUA-VUH 28 Boston College 14 – 438-266 yd edge, 331 rush yds, Eagles’ season starting to GLUG GLUG GLUG…..

Wake Forest 70 Army 56 – HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA <passes out laughing> <wakes up> HAAAAAAAAA…….638-595 yd edge for Wake Forest and they averaged an impossible 12 yards per play….Army 416 rush yds….126 total points the most in the history of either program

Florida St 59 UMass 3 – 586-241 yd edge, 365 rush yds

Syracuse 41 Virginia Tech 36 – YES, GUY…..Orange finally get that well-deserved win…..Two TDs in last two minutes and change including 45-yarder in final seconds….550-437 yd edge and 314 on the ground

Virginia 48 Georgia Tech 40 – We haven’t seen a TEASE like this since the opening scene of PRIVATE SCHOOL PLUMPERS……Vegas line Virginia -6.5/Virginia -7……..led by 21 late…..GT backers on life support……Then a TD with just over a minute left…..GT down by 14….oh well….didn’t cover….but wait…..onside kick…..they get it!….Could they cover?…..TD with 22 seconds left…..down by 8…..extra point gives the +7 backers a push……WAIT…..is the coach gonna be a D-BAG and try to cover the spread???……NO way?…..2 pt try fails…..lose by 8…..GT backers won’t soon forget that TEASE……636-570 yd edge for Virginia….240 rush yards 396 passing, another yuuuge day for QB Armstrong


PAC 12

Washington 21 Arizona 16 – UGH….Cats ALMOST got a win….led 13-zip at half….16-7 after 3Q then GLUG GLUG GLUG……305-280 yd edge for Huskies and +2 in t/o…..Public service announcement – do NOT watch Huskies football when they are on offense

Oregon 34 UCLA 31 – UCLA gets 14-0 lead…..Oregon storms out by 17……UCLA driving for tying or winning score late and back-up QB throws INT, check status of DTR for next week….417-352 yd edge Ducks

BYU 21 Washington St 19 – 385-350 yd edge BYU, Wash St TD with 4 min left miss 2 pt conv to tie

California 26 Colorado 3 – 438-104 yd edge, 213 rush, 225 pass

Oregon St 42 Utah 34 – BEAVER TIME, yo……468-455 yd edge for Oregon St, 260 rush yds, Utah led 24-14 at half….Blk punt TD turned momentum 3Q for Beavers

Notre Dame 31 USC 16 – 428-383 yd edge Trojans, down 24-3 tried to battle back, no dice


Independents

MTSU 44 UConn 13 – 473-305 yd edge and +2 in t/o…..won 2nd half 20-CACK

Liberty 35 North Texas 26 – Mean Green could have had this one – led 26-14 and 454-350 yd edge, 6 sacks, (-2) in turnovers and inconsistent QB play do them in, held Flames so 45 rush yds

Hawaii 48 New Mexico St 34 – another scrappy effort from the Aggies…..485-482 yd edge, were down 24-3…..Hawaii with a pair of pick sixes, played with back-up QB


AAC

UCF 24 Memphis 7 – 295-292 yd edge for Knights, Memphis starting QB ruled out just before game time…..Great news for those of us with tasters on the Tigers…..Tigers (-3) in t/o

Cincinnati 27 Navy 20 – 308-271 yd edge for Navy, held Bearcats to 95 rush yds, down 14 got TD and recovered onside kick got a shot to tie it but threw INT

Houston 31 East Carolina 24 (OT) – Coogs up 24-10 at half….EC did what they do and didn’t quit…..Pair of 4th Q TDs, lost in OT but had 360-256 yd edge

SMU 55 Tulane 26 – 612-428 yd edge, offense looked devastating

USF 34 Temple 14 – 526-231 yd edge, domination and 421 rush yds, first win vs FBS competition since 2019


Mountain West

San Jose St 27 UNLV 20 – The Rebels came close…..again…..led 20-13 after 3Q…..SJ St 429-335 yd edge….216 rush, 213 pass, 5 sacks

Utah St 26 Colorado St 24 – very entertaining Friday night tilt…..Rams had 8 (!) sacks and won yardage battle 472-344 but made several mistakes including rushed missed game-winning FG attempt in dying seconds

New Mexico 14 Wyoming 3 – 259-255 yd edge for Lobos, breeak 5-game losing streak

San Diego St 20 Air Force 14 – SD St jumps out to 20-CACK lead…..hangs on for dear life, AF starting QB got hurt, backup hobbled on last drive, 259-229 yd edge for AF

Fresno St 34 Nevada 32 – 523-461 yd edge for Bulldogs….476 pass yds for Nevada…..Fresno St spread backers got a surprise visit from THE PIPE FITTER and took some nasty BACK DOOR ACTION….Fresno up 34-26….Nevada ball own 10-yard line 53 sec left….What could possibly happen?…….Drive the field TD in dying seconds…..2-pt conversion would tie the game and give Fresno backers a shot to cover in OT but NO…..2 pt try incomplete caught out of the back of the endzone


Sun Belt

Appalachian St 30 Coastal Carolina 27 – Coastal led 14-0 then GLUG GLUG GLUG…….App St with impressive 575-346 yd edge, held Chants to 55 rush yards

Louisiana 28 Arkansas St 27 – WHOA NELLIE…..managed to hang on as yuuuuge favs…546-413 yd edge for Louisiana but (-2) in t/o…..Red Wolves allowed a 99-yard TD for the 2nd straight game….yup….that happened

Georgia St 28 Texas 16 – 483-378 yd edge, 283 rush, 200 pass

ULM 41 South Alabama 31 – another big upset for the FIGHTING TERRY BOWDENS…..555-409 yd edge take down a good Jags squad, +2 in t/o


Conference USA

Florida Atlantic 38 Charlotte 9 – 427-351 yd edge for Owls, 202 rush yds 225 passing, +2 in t/o

Western Kentucky 34 FIU 19 – 530-290 yd edge…..What would a WK game be without point spread drama???…..Panthers with meaningless TD just over a minute left to cover the +16

Rice 30 UAB 24 – 445-346 yd edge for Blazers but Rice able to SHOCK the WORLD……5/5 on 4th down sure helped, yo

UTSA 45 Louisiana Tech 16 – UTSA just 410-406 yd edge but (+3) in t/o margin, two straight duds from the Bulldogs


MAC

Toledo 34 Western Michigan 15 – 398-330 yd edge for Broncos but (-2) in t/o, led 15-13 at half, misleading final, yo

Miami Ohio 24 Ball St 17 – 360-327 yd edge and +2 t/o for Redhawks

Northern Illinois 39 Central Michigan 38 – 548-500 yd edge for Huskies, 197 rush, 351 pass….They did it again….4th Q guts….this time FG with less than min left to take lead for good…..FIRE UP CHIPS get into FG range and CACK up the SNAP

Ohio 34 Kent St 27 – even game but Ohio (-3) in t/o margin…..457 total yards each

Buffalo 45 Akron 10 – 484-304 yd edge for Bulls, +3 in t/o and ….wait for it…..11 SACKS !

E Michigan 55 Bowling Green 24 – 455-374 yd edge for Eagles offense couldn’t be stopped

GOOD LUCK and ENJOY WEEK 9!